lets see your car - Page 5

GTV27 · 14 Nov 2003, 03:22 (Ref:782781)

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Originally posted by noise boy 2
Is that a holden Ute? If so does it have the saliva-inducing LS1/6 speed drivetrain? Hot Rod Magazine ran an article about that here, it seemed awsome (yet another cool car the australians get that we don't here in the US. Robert

Nope, its a Ford Falcon, bought for its excellent racecar towing ability - the Holden uses a semi trailing arm rear end that does nasty stuff to its rear tyres when heavily loaded - but you're right, the 5.7 is a nice donk. I wouldn't mind one... one day...

Amaroo Park · 14 Nov 2003, 09:26 (Ref:782955)

The SV8

Brandy_snap · 14 Nov 2003, 14:46 (Ref:783273)

3state - how is the Getz? Is it good to handle? Run well? Cos one of those (as well as many others as some of you may have seen and read) is another car that is on the list of what i may be receiving as a gift from my parents at some point! Thanks

GTV27 · 17 Nov 2003, 02:53 (Ref:785374)

Nice car Mr Bond.

Az · 27 Nov 2003, 00:17 (Ref:795637)

http://www.aqva14.dsl.pipex.com/ukf1...Pug_205GTi.jpg

That a photo I took at Thruxton this year. BTW that white tint on the panel isn't a scratch but the light reflecting on it funny making it kinda look like one

Other pics here on http://ukf1lad.proboards14.com/index...num=1055586951

Checkout my old Nova too and the filename I used for the one covered in snow. hehe

Alpina · 28 Nov 2003, 00:40 (Ref:796555)

First link doesn't work m8

eatapc · 5 Dec 2003, 01:40 (Ref:804302)

2002 M3. Got it when I was making more money than I am now. Working too hard to make the payments, but it's totally worth it.

Dino IV · 13 Dec 2003, 20:38 (Ref:811174)

Great car there, eatapc. You're a lucky man living in the US. Here in the Netherlands that same cars costs more than double the US price! For the some money of that M3, here you can buy just a 318 Ci. It's not fair!

BMW's are the cars for me now too. They're really well engineered and built ánd rear wheel driven. For daily use I have an old E30 320i. My wife drives an E30 325i Touring which is a great lovely car. Currently looking for an upgrade i.e. E30 Alpina or a homegrown 335i, just for fun.

I am trying to stay clear of the E36 as their built quality is no match for the E30. Perhaps when I have convinced myself that the excess weight step from E30 to E46 doesn't matter as I get older, than I may step up. I am even seriously considering a E39 530i (big 6, no V8 please) for more rear space but that's really a fat ship around the corner. For nostalgia I also have a '73 2002 Touring, light, nimble, oversteering ánd noisy.

eatapc · 13 Dec 2003, 22:34 (Ref:811240)

Yeah, the E46 is a heavier car, which I don't like, but some of that weight is in its structural integrity, so it can have a very stiff suspension with low profile tires and not shake or rattle -- and needless to say it corners great. It's too expensive for me (in spite of it being cheaper here than in your country), and it's too fast for most American roads, but it's so much fun to drive that I decided to keep it rather than get something cheaper. Next December I'll re-evaluate and probably go with something more affordable. The newer BMWs don't look very good, so I doubt I'll stick with BMW -- but I may go with Mini.

A friend of mine sold his M3 after a year and got a Mini Cooper S -- and is very happy with it. Another friend who owns Ferraris (he has a Dino in his garage!) bought a Cooper S after being passed by one on a racetrack (Ferrari Club track day). I even talked my retired father into a Cooper S. I visited him over the summer, drove the Mini for a week, and got more smiles and waves in that one week than in two years with the M3. However, I didn't like the front-wheel drive and torque steer, so I'm not sold yet.

Dino IV · 20 Dec 2003, 15:25 (Ref:816849)

Life is hard.

The Mini must have a brand-over-intrinsic-value even higher than Bentley and Ferrari. With a lot bigger production numbers BMW must be mining gold now.
Buy one cheaply with high milage and do the trick Lotus did with the Elise, Opel with the Speedster and Toyota with the MR2: put a series 4 cyl. engine in the back and make it rear driven. Do a turbo if you want more hp. Remember the mid-engined grocery-car bombs of yesteryear the Renault 5 Turbo and the Rover Metro 6R4? They embarrased a whole league of self-proclaimed sportcars and were great fun. But that's all homegrown speed then not a simple stop at the local dealer.

**Peter Mallett** · 22 Dec 2003, 15:27 (Ref:818248)

Mine's in here.

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...5&pagenumber=2

josvandeperre · 22 Dec 2003, 15:39 (Ref:818258)

Gosh what a pretty car...... [IMG]C:\Unzipped\308gts\harewood02.jpg[/IMG]

Sorry don't understand instructions to post picture

**Peter Mallett** · 22 Dec 2003, 15:45 (Ref:818260)

Just go to the full posting facilities. Click on browse and click on the pic. It'll upload for you.

josvandeperre · 22 Dec 2003, 16:05 (Ref:818265)

Something like this ?

josvandeperre · 22 Dec 2003, 16:17 (Ref:818270)

Got there at last !

Thanks Peter & Seasons Greetings

Alpina · 24 Dec 2003, 01:21 (Ref:819593)

Nice seasonal photo of my Scoob.

MJM · 25 Dec 2003, 00:10 (Ref:820261)

http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/mjm/...iwillow800.jpg

**GTRMagic** · 9 Jan 2004, 03:16 (Ref:832248)

My current car, well the same colour, and model anyway

MacMan · 10 Jan 2004, 08:35 (Ref:833396)

Hey GTR do Mitsu still put the dipstick right up next to the heat shield on those things?

rud98ss · 10 Jan 2004, 13:18 (Ref:833508)

here is a pict on the ring of my camaro ss at the Nurburgring in 98. Its nottoo good but this one is a better pic of mycamaro ss

tschuess

**GTRMagic** · 11 Jan 2004, 06:55 (Ref:834077)

Quote:

Originally posted by MacMan
Hey GTR do Mitsu still put the dipstick right up next to the heat shield on those things?

Pretty much, its always a zillion degrees when I dip it, even after a quick run round the block. My Lancer used to be like that too. Too hot to touch. Good car though, despite its inherent ugliness.

MacMan · 11 Jan 2004, 16:23 (Ref:834422)

yeah they are a nice car to drive GTR Mitsu could have done the engine bay a bit better though I reckon. Used to make my job hell plus they would take so long to cool down as well I used to find

bgeorge104 · 11 Jan 2004, 18:30 (Ref:834505)

Here are my current cars although the Porsche is on it's way out on account of my 8 year old daughter no longer fitting in the back of it. Although it was tempting to cut her legs off! So enter new Passat very comfortable but way way slower than the Porsche, but doesn't handle as bad as I thought it would for a car of it's type.

TerryC how did you upload 2 pictures on post?

**bella** · 12 Jan 2004, 04:58 (Ref:834959)

excellent! someone else who has one of those body-shape porsches. my dad's got a 928, f reg, de-restricted, goes like stink. he got it brand new because he could fit me and my little brother in the back and still go fast. there's a famous family story about my little brother lobbing some duplo bricks at my mum when she was doing 130 down a french autoroute on the way down to the south one easter.

how mega is the steering wheel on late 80s porsches? it's HUGE!

**GTRMagic** · 12 Jan 2004, 10:43 (Ref:835179)

Its a nice looking 944 thats for sure... Makes the old Mitsubishi look a trifle sad

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